Pensioner caught with cocaine jailed

A pensioner caught importing €280,000 of cocaine through Kerry Airport last January has been given a seven-year prison sentence.

William Lamb had passed through a number of international airports with the cocaine from Brazil hidden in his rucksack inside a suitcase, before being detected in Kerry, the court heard.

Lamb, aged 68, of Clonmeen, Banteer, Co Cork, but originally from the UK, had pleaded guilty to two charges including the importation of cocaine with a street value of more than €13,000, and possession of the drug for sale or supply on Jan 14, 2013, at the airport, in Farranfore.